David Graham Baird vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Vienna · 1898 · Scotch Game · 0-1 in 69 moves

The Game

White David Graham Baird
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/8/P5p1/1k4Kp/2p5/8 w - - 0 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nxc6 bxc6
  6. 6.Bd3 Bc5
  7. 7.e5 Nd5
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.c3 Qe7
  10. 10.Re1 f6
  11. 11.b4 Bb6
  12. 12.Bc4 Bb7
  13. 13.exf6 Qxf6
  14. 14.Be3 Bxe3
  15. 15.fxe3 Kh8
  16. 16.Bxd5 Qf2+
  17. 17.Kh1 cxd5
  18. 18.Na3 d4
  19. 19.e4 dxc3
  20. 20.Qxd7 Bxe4
  21. 21.Qg4 Rf4
  22. 22.Qg3 Raf8
  23. 23.Rg1 Qb2
  24. 24.Rad1 Qxb4
  25. 25.Rd7 Bxg2+
  26. 26.Qxg2 R4f7
  27. 27.Rxf7 Rxf7
  28. 28.Nc2 Qc5
  29. 29.Nd4 Qf8
  30. 30.Ne6 Qg8
  31. 31.Rd1 Re7
  32. 32.Nf4 Qe8
  33. 33.Rg1 c6
  34. 34.Ne6 Qd7
  35. 35.Rf1 Rf7
  36. 36.Rxf7 Qxf7
  37. 37.Nd4 h6
  38. 38.h3 Qd7
  39. 39.Qg4 Qd5+
  40. 40.Kg1 c5
  41. 41.Nf5 Qe5
  42. 42.Nh4 Qe1+
  43. 43.Kg2 Qd2+
  44. 44.Kf1 Qd3+
  45. 45.Qe2 Qxh3+
  46. 46.Ng2 Qf5+
  47. 47.Ke1 Kh7
  48. 48.Ne3 Qe4
  49. 49.Qc2 Qxc2
  50. 50.Nxc2 g5
  51. 51.Ne3 Kg6
  52. 52.Ke2 h5
  53. 53.Kd3 g4
  54. 54.Kxc3 Kg5
  55. 55.Kd3 Kf4
  56. 56.Ke2 Ke4
  57. 57.Nf1 h4
  58. 58.Nd2+ Kd4
  59. 59.Nb3+ Kd5
  60. 60.Ke3 h3
  61. 61.Kf2 c4
  62. 62.Nc1 Kd4
  63. 63.Kg3 Ke3
  64. 64.a4 a5
  65. 65.Na2 Kd2
  66. 66.Nb4 c3
  67. 67.Nc6 c2
  68. 68.Nxa5 Kc3
  69. 69.Nb3 Kxb3

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